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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
10
In a fashionable Boston institution for girls, Miss Sarah Weed escapes a sanitarium to the school where she presided with Miss Elizabeth Hardee. She shoots a coworker and then dies by her own hand. A housekeeper found both bodies as prominent families mourn.
In Washington the case centers on Miss Weed and Miss Harden both tied to the Istinahla Taurens School. A fatal shooting follows a night of tension as Miss Harden dies and Miss Weed allegedly plans revenge, with both women linked to a private school and a disputed inheritance.
Indefinite period order issued as the Hardee family loses Miss Susannah Hardee of Merion to a Boston tragedy. Willam P Hardee, attorney, is a father figure. Cosme Hardee sails to Boston as the news reaches Philadelphia. Mrs Silvia M Weed of Chestnut Hill and daughter L W Taylor await details from a Wellesley College librarian sister before informing their mother.
London reports and Dubai chatter say crown jewels stolen from Dublin Castle have been recovered from a pawnbroker and returned to Dublin. Scotland Yard offered no confirmation or information on the subject tonight.
A Manila marsh fire destroyed 200 shacks in the Samoplouic district on March 11. Authorities estimate $100 in damage. The blaze, whipped by high winds, started from a spark on a railroad locomotive and spread through thatched roofs. No casualties reported. about 15,000 homeless natives seek shelter in churches and with police, with no starvation or exposure risk.
Victoria reports the Windsor bound from Premantia to Hongkong with sandal wood wrecked on a reef. Chief Officer Joseph Walters Chief Engineer David W Jones and Chief Officer Join Jenkins drowned. Other officers and crew survived. News from Australia today confirms the tragedy.
John H. Hammond, the Washington mining engineer who have been ill, has recovered from an operation and plans to return East in April. The San Francisco report notes Hammond’s health improvement after months of illness.
Monarch Alfonso receives a warm farewell as he leaves Bargelona. Crowds cheer the royal caravan and the king expresses sincere thanks for the generous reception and hospitality shown by the city and its people.
President Roosevelt aims to push a broad reform program through Congress including emergency currency, employer liability, railroad regulation, labor law enhancements, Sherman act modification, and a crackdown on stock gambling. He plans a clear message urging action, while acknowledging possible setbacks in the Senate and House on key bills.
Reported race riot in Belhaven eastern North Carolina as Greek workers replace Negro labor at Interstate Cooperage. About sixty armed locals attacked unarmed Greeks, driving them into a swamp. Several Greeks said fatally wounded. Belhaven lacks police protection. Beaufort County asked governor for troops. Washington Light Infantry ordered to scene. further clashes expected amid poor communications.
In German township, white students drove black pupils from public schools and injured several. County Superintendent Talkington investigated, blaming whites and threatening expulsion if riots recur. A colored man reported his grandson’s mistreatment by Kaiser children, claiming daily abuse. Griscom left for Berlin amid broader reports of mistreatment by whites.
Paul Morton urged federal control of all freight and passenger railroad rates under the Interstate Commerce Commission at a St Louis banquet. He advocated that all rail transportation be declared interstate and regulated by a federal commission to protect shippers carriers and capital providers.
Seaman William Ruhlman, a survivor from the Starbuck, recounts eight weeks adrift in the Pacific after the ship and a second boat were abandoned during the 1920s voyage from New York. Six crewmen survived until rescued by a British steamer Cambusketh, while two died during the rescue and later recovery in Valparaiso.
Hackensack New Jersey March 11 inquest into the death of Boston clubman Walter F Baker after a New York City outing. Dr William F Boos testified five grains arsenic found in organs and likely delivered in solution. Dr McGrath and Dr Harrington reported normal organs with minor lung spots and arsenic in the brain likely absorbed from food or drink. Ex coroner A B Lees faced questions about burial permits and alleged railroaded handling of the Baker case.
Mme Anna Gould sails with her three children on the White Star liner Adriatic from Cherbourg for New York. She canceled earlier passage on another line and arranged Adriatic rooms at the last moment. It is reported Prince Hell de Sagan also sailed, with passport records suggesting U.S. travel.
Senator Foraker stunned the Senate by publicly acknowledging defeat in his Ohio battle and signaling he will not return to the Senate. Observers link the admission to his Taft faction opposition and expect him to resume law practice in New York War dispatches.
Rome reports a violent clash in Italian Somaliland where a local tribe aided by Mutlab soldiers attacked rivals under Italian protection. At least thirty opponents were killed, cattle were stolen, and Italian troops pursuing the raiders killed four hundred tribesmen. Sajlans suffered one dead and two wounded, all natives. The Persian Rug Sale continues at Sloan's, 1417 G Street, today.
In Paducah on March 11 two Republican conventions elected national delegates and chose candidates for Congress and presidential elector. One group led by W J Deboe nominated Walter Blackourn for Congress and Edward Thomas for presidential elector, while the opposing group headed by Dr Frank Boyd backed J M Porter for Congress and Frank Harris for presidential elector. Both conventions endorsed President Roosevelt policies and Gov Wilson administration.
In a darkened bedroom at Thomas Nichols home near Shawnee Oklahoma on March 1 a pistol battle injured three men, two fatally. Sixteen year old Miss Bessie Nichols rushed in and knocked the weapon from a combatant, saving her brother as two suspects were arrested. The earlier Kiowa country dance feud between McClutcha and Nichols families preceded the shooting.
In Herkimer County Republican discussions reporters noted Douglas Robinson, brother of the President, may appear on the electoral slate and serve as a convention delegate. Henry Rabinen was named to push for a special personal representative at the convention.
Cincinnati Ohio March 11 a community figure was struck and killed by a driver described as an exemplary woman who appeared to lose control of the machine. The mayor then sparked an uproar by saying only a sewing machine should be run by a woman. After protests and delegations he recanted and promised that examinations will not consider sex, allowing a woman to obtain a permit as readily as a man.
The Senate Military Affairs Committee releases four findings on the Fort Brown Texas incident involving the 25th Infantry. It examines evidence, weighs reinstatement prospects for colored soldiers, and notes political pressure and racial tensions influencing the debate amid the 1906 Republican split and Foraker Bailey remarks.
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